Ancient scene
The ancient Greek Parthenon temple, atop the Acropolis hill overlooking Athens, is framed by a lightning bolt during a thunderstorm on Oct. 9, 2006.
Space Needle lightning show
Lightning strikes west of the Space Needle in Seattle, Wash., on Aug. 4, 1999.
London lightning
Lightning flashes in the night sky on Aug. 7, 2008 in London, England.
Wyoming rainbow
A lightning bolt strikes through a rainbow during a thunderstorm over Sheridan, Wyo., on June 15, 2005.
Riveting Rotterdam
Lightning lights up the Rotterdam skyline on May 26, 2009 as a heavy storm raged over the Netherlands
Electrifying take-off
A bolt of lightning strikes near Terminal D as an American Airlines jet takes off from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport on Sept. 11, 2006.
Lightning in the desert
Lightning strikes as a much-needed rainstorm comes to Lake Powell near Page, Ariz., on March 24, 2007.
Dramatic skyline
Lightning strikes over Guangzhou International Finance Center during a rainstorm in Guangzhou in south China's Guangdong province on June 3, 2009.
Volcano voltage
Lightning bolts appear above and around Chile's Chaiten volcano as seen from Chana, to the north, as it began its first eruption in thousands of years on May 2, 2008.
Lightning lighthouse
Lightning streaks toward the Wind Point Lighthouse on Lake Michigan as severe storms hit Wind Point, Wis., on Aug. 18, 2005.
Close to home
Lightning strikes behind a house in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Aug. 26, 2004.
Tall target
Lighting strikes over buildings in Nanjing, in China's eastern Jiangsu province, on Aug. 1, 2006.
Night sky
Lightning sparks across the night sky as a heavy thunderstorm makes its way across Ocean Isle Beach, N.C., on May 20, 2008.
Church strike
Neil Fraser watches as lightning hits beyond a church in Rosser, Manitoba, early Sunday morning July 30, 1995.
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